Sounds like my luck Dave.
Waited 6 months to go to Texas, the morning of my departure arrives I pack the car to travel down to London to catch my flight with friends. As I am packing the boot going in and out of the house I have the car warming up on the drive.
The wife said " Is there a tractor in our road " its not a tractor its my Ibiza running on 2 cylinders.
With no time to sort it out I book a flight from Teesside to London. The one time in 3 years I needed it for a trip and end up on a flight.
I feel your pain, Gary!